PVNS is an abbreviation of 'pigmented villonodular synovitis'.
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
This is an uncommon condition where the synovial lining of the knee heaps up in proliferative folds containing haemosiderin pigment and inflammatory cells.
Synonyms:
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
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FORUM DISCUSSIONS
Cause/Cure of Recurrent PVNS***.
Synovitis/Scarring/PVNS Question
CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis in knee joint: diagnosis and treatment. Temponi EF, Guimarães Barros AA, Paganini VO, Kasuya Barbosa VA, Badet R and de Carvalho Júniora LH. Rev Bras Ortop. 2017 Jun-Jul; 52(4): 450–457.